There is an old biblical expression "Know Thine Enemy". For years I have been hearing about Saul Alinsky's controversial 1971 book "Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals" and how … more

My how time flies! Television journalist and author Tom Brokaw is now a septuagenarian. Mr. Brokaw believes that for the sake of our children and grandchildren the time has come for the American people … more

My initial reaction to books like "Dollars and Uncommon Sense: Basic Training For Your Money" is always the same. Why do so many Americans need to read a book or take a seminar to learn how to manage … more

As Red Sox fans and the city of Boston prepare to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park a number of books have been published to commemorate the occasion. When I happened upon a copy of Glenn … more

When Volkswagen's legendary "Think Small" advertising campaign was launched back in 1959 I was just eight years old. Obviously, I had no idea at the time that the Volkswagen or "people's car" was designed … more

The company had been an institution in the city of St. Louis for more than a century. As the story begins to unfold in 2008 Anheuser-Busch was still a global icon and the last of the major brewers … more

Carl Safina sounds angry and Lord knows he has a right to be. As a noted author and highly-respected conservationist Safina was simultaneously sickened and emotionally devastated by just about everything … more

"China's aggressive actions in Africa and elsewhere to secure long-term supplies of increasingly scarce natural resources have implications well beyond what Americans pay for their gasoline, cell phones, … more

When Jim DeMint of South Carolina was elected to the United States Senate in 2004 he hardly expected to become a household name. After all, DeMint had represented South Carolina's 4th Congressional … more

There are all sorts of theories, opinions, books, pills, potions, gadgets, exercise regimens and fitness centers out there. Turn on your radio on a Saturday or Sunday morning or click on your TV late … more

It is a subject I had never really thought much about before. On the surface the idea of a college student or a recent college graduate serving a short internship as a means to gain meaningful experience, … more

Frankly, I could never quite understand the mentality. When I was growing up it was every parents dream that their children would simply have a bit better life than the one that they experienced. … more

And that is really the crux of the problem isn't it? Common sense dictates that redistributing wealth from future generations to the present is pure folly. Now there can really be only two explanations … more

Several years ago I received copy of a book by the conservative commentator and radio talk show host Laura Ingraham as a birthday gift. Now I really like Laura and the things she stands for but I must … more

The researchers themselves never saw it coming. When Teresa Amabile of the Harvard Business School and her husband developmental psychologist Steven Kramer decided to collaborate on a study exploring … more

During the eight years of his Presidency Ronald Reagan was portrayed by the media in this country as a grandfatherly old codger who was lazy, disengaged and frankly not very bright. Reporters and … more

It is a truly extraordinary transformation. Thirty years ago if you were brave enough to walk around downtown Providence, Rhode Island after dark it was quite concievable that you would not encounter … more

Though a good deal of the written history of the horse known as Beautiful Jim Key has been lost to the ravages of time, enough evidence remains to indicate that his is indeed a truly remarkable story. … more

It is really kind of a shame that in the era in which we live the fine art of letter writing has largely disappeared. In its stead we now have mindless text messaging featuring abbreviated sentences … more

Every so often I come across a book that grabs my attention in the opening pages and keeps me fixated right until the very end. "When The Dancing Stopped: The Real Story of the Morro Castle Disaster And … more

I first became acquainted with Joel Whitburn and his impressive series of music reference books way back in the late 1970's. Over the years I have purchased a good many of them. Whether you are an … more